When Mrs. Song saw that Song Yi had asked the princess for help, she generously extended her hand.
Gu Xin felt Mrs. Song's pulse. At first, it was fine, but the longer it went on, the more she frowned, which worried Mrs. Song and Song Yi.
After Gu Xin had finished examining both of her hands, Song Yi asked anxiously, "Your Highness, what about my mother's illness..."
Gu Xin glanced at him and said, "Young Master Song, could you show me the prescriptions for Mrs. Song's usual medications?"
Song Yi, without suspicion, went to find the prescription.
Looking at the prescription, Gu Xin pointed out that the dosage of two of the herbs was too high, which made Mrs. Song, who was already weak, even weaker. When she heard that a female corpse had been found next door, Mrs. Song was worried and scared, and her anxiety caused her to faint.
This prescription is clearly not recent; it's been around for a while.
Song Yi told Gu Xin that this was a prescription from a doctor before the Lunar New Year. After the New Year, Mrs. Song felt much better and continued to take the medicine to recuperate.
Mrs. Song was already in poor health, so neither she nor her son found her weakness strange.
Gu Xin asked Song Yi to bring paper and pen. She wrote a new prescription and told Song Yi to pick it up from the pharmacy the next day. Just to be on the safe side, it would be best to have the doctor who treated Mrs. Song before come to see her again.
Doctors usually prescribe two to three doses of medicine. After taking the medicine, you go back to the doctor to have your pulse checked. The doctor will then adjust the dosage based on your pulse after taking the medicine. You don't take the same medicine throughout the entire illness.
Song Yi was extremely annoyed. Why hadn't he paid more attention to his mother? Even though she said she was feeling better and nothing was wrong, he should have had a doctor come and check on her instead of continuing to give her the same medicine.
Gu Xin knew that some scholars were so focused on the classics that they didn't care much about the trivial matters of daily life.
"Yi'er, quickly go and serve Princess Xinxin some tea, and tidy up the bedside." Mrs. Song breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing Gu Xin's diagnosis, only to then notice that the broken medicine bowl was still on the floor. A princess has come to visit; it's not right to deny her even a sip of water. The neighbors have been examining her all afternoon; the princess probably hasn't had time to drink any water.
Song Yi went to boil water, then took a broom to clean up the debris.
“Your Highness, please ask! This humble woman will answer all your questions to the best of her ability,” said Mrs. Song.
“Okay. Mrs. Song, do you remember what you were doing on the seventh day of the lunar new year?” Gu Xin asked.
"The seventh day." Mrs. Song thought for a moment and said, "I remember I didn't go out on the seventh day. I just stayed home and did some embroidery. The sixth day was Yi'er's birthday. I went out to buy groceries. When I was having dinner with Yi'er that evening, he mentioned that the Ye family's daughter had caught a cold, and the doctor said it wasn't good. On the seventh day, he came back and said that the Ye family's daughter had woken up. At that time, I was doing embroidery. I also took some eggs to visit Xiaoru. Then I went home."
"Didn't you hear any noise from next door all day? When did you go to the Ye family to visit Miss Ye?" Gu Xin asked.
“Nothing much has happened. The tenants in the next courtyard moved out before the Lunar New Year. A real estate agent brought potential tenants to see the place during the first month of the lunar calendar, but none of them were satisfied. In February, no tenants came, so the place has been locked up. It wasn't until the tenth of the lunar month that another tenant came. That family first came to see the place on the tenth, and then they came again yesterday, which is when they finalized the deal.” Mrs. Song coughed a few more times before continuing, “On the seventh of the lunar month, I had dinner and went to visit Xiaoru around 5 pm. I sat down for a bit and then came back. I talked to Yi’er for a while and then went to rest.”
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